Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Norway
Norway: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 100 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1990
All-time low
99.5%
in 1970
Years of data
20
1970–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1970.
That places Norway 1st out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 99.5% | — |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Germany 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Malta 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Norway
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 98.62 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 59,473 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (1993)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 85,282 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 80,636 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 469,508 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 434,422 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.7841 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Norway was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release